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Neck Cordotomy, Both Sides, Single Operation

Colorado rates for HCPCS 63196

Surgery for severe pain affecting both sides of the body that other treatment has not controlled. Part of the bony arch of a neck vertebra is removed to reach the spinal cord, and the pain-carrying pathway is cut on both sides of the cord during the same operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Neck Cordotomy, Both Sides, Single Operation cost?

$2,630

Typical physician fee. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $5,129.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $155 to $7,413
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 302.0 times more in Kansas than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 23rd of 39

$2,630

KS $9,120SC $30.20

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.